
You are an auditor who has recently been handed the lead on a long-standing account in a financial institution. You are quick to discover a discrepancy on the account. Your predecessor on this account, who now happens to be your manager, was also aware of the discrepancy, raised it with the client and felt confident with their response. However, when you go through it with the client you are not satisfied with their reasonings.
You and your manager have recently been promoted into these positions and for you to be handed this account is additional recognition of your standing in the organisation. Maintaining the status quo is simple enough and would be less disruptive to your work environment, but is that the right thing to do?
What would you do?
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